Delicacies of Suzhou cuisine worth trying include squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, braised minced eel, Biluo shelled shrimp, braised pork with Suzhou style sauce, the three white treasures of Taihu Lake (whitebait, white shrimp, white fish, and Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, etc. Famous local snacks you do not afford to miss may be sticky rice cakes by Huangtianyuan Food Co., Ltd, confectionaries by Caizhizhai Food Co., Ltd, Yaba Shengjian (pan-fried bun stuffed with pork made by a restaurant named Yaba), crisp sesame rolls, and begonia cakes. Seasonal specialties are gorgon fruit with Osmanthus blossoms, Fengzhen pork noodles, Su-style moon cakes with pork filling, and green rice balls, to name just a few.
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